Approved! (but frustrated)

We found out today that our tall stack of paperwork has been approved by CEJA (the State Judiciary Commission on Adoption) in Parana, Brazil.  HURRAY!!!  That was one tall hurdle.  And one of the last hurdles too.  So, we're really on the home stretch.  CEJA sent our paperwork to the courthouse with jurisdiction over the kids' case--with their recommendation that we be formally  matched with them.  All that's left is for the court to agree with CEJA and for CEJA to send us our invitation letter.  Then we leave for Brazil!!

However, we also found out that the judge at the kids' courthouse is... on vacation.  Our agencies are now working to figure out if it would be more advantageous to have a different judge at the same court take care of our case... or to wait for the other judge to return from her holiday.  

And... one of our family coordinators is also leaving town for 2 weeks.  

We're SO close, but the finish line is surrounded in fog and we still don't know what comes next or when it will happen.  

See what I mean:  Approved!!  (but frustrated).

I feel like I am at the end of my rope and we need our friends to pray that everything works out SOON.  Our children are waiting for us and we need to get to them.